When they were about to reach the shore, Zhai Jin shouted loudly. He dismounted his horse and jumped, just in time to land ashore. Zhai Jin held a spear in his hand and wanted to lead his troops forward.

It was almost impossible to die. Just at this moment, a stray arrow flew towards him and hit Zhai Jin in the gap in his armor on his abdomen. Zhai Jin was in pain and couldn't help but shrink back suddenly. He got off his horse and just landed on the shore, but he couldn't stand steadily. Zhai Jin on the horse

As he exerted more force, the horse couldn't help but panic, sat back, and fell into the Yihe River behind him.

Yang Jin's army on the shore was overjoyed and made noise together. Dozens of people in the front row came forward with spears and stabbed Zhai Jin randomly in the river.

Zhai Jin was tripped by his horse. How could he resist? In a matter of seconds, he was stabbed to death by random gunshots. A generation of famous generals fell like this.

Cui Qing and Yuan Le on the mountain were dumbfounded. They had just seen Zhai Jin's army in full swing. Who would have thought that in just a moment, the general would die in the Yi River. As soon as Zhai Jin died, Zhai Jin's army in the river immediately became chaotic.

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In the commotion, Yang Jin's army came forward with a loud noise. On the shore, they used long spears or bows and arrows to beat Zhai Jin's army back in an instant.

It was already winter, and the river water was freezing cold. The bright red blood mixed with the river water looked particularly dazzling.

Zhai Xing, who stayed on the shore, was extremely sad when he saw it. He desperately led his troops down to the river and retrieved his brother's body. However, the morale of the troops had been lost, the general was dead, and he was unable to fight anymore.

After drinking too much, Wang Xiaolie was still a little dizzy until the next day. He got up, washed his face with cold water, and drank a bowl of sour soup, and then he felt better. There was nothing wrong in the army, and he was alone.

Sitting in the tent and reading a book.

Before noon, a man on a fast horse galloped into the military camp. The guard recognized him as his own spy and did not dare to stop him, but let him come to the commander's tent.

The knight immediately dismounted and shouted: "The military situation under Minggao Mountain must be reported to the state immediately!"

After Wang Xiaolie got the news, he put down his book and hurried to the front hall of the commander's tent. As soon as he sat down, the spies came.

Cui Qing crossed his hands and said: "Report to Zhizhou. Yesterday, Taiwei Zhai led his army to cross the river and fight to the death with Yang Jinjue. Unexpectedly, just as he crossed the river, he was hit by a stray arrow and fell into the river. Dozens of people in Yang Jin's army were in chaos with spears.

Stabbed, Taiwei Zhai ordered Jian to die on the battlefield!"

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie stood up suddenly. Looking at Cui Qing, his mind went blank for a moment and his head buzzed.

How is this possible? How could this happen? In Wang Xiao's eyes, Zhai Jin can be said to be a famous general at this time. Facing Yang Jin, even if there are some difficulties, the final victory is inevitable. Yang Jin is just a thief, how can he be compared with Zhai Jin

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Who is Zhai Jin? He was originally the number one general in the west of Beijing. When the Jin invaded, most of the imperial troops fled. He went back to gather his tribesmen, and I don’t know how much credit he made. In the first battle, he led 500 soldiers and marched for dozens of miles at night.

, entered Luoyang City to kill Gao Shiyou, who stayed in Xijing of the Jin Dynasty, and became famous for this battle. Then he took his troops and fought around Luoyang, and fought countless deadly battles.

Such a famous general was so inexplicably killed by a military thief?

Slowly sitting down, Wang Xiao hunter rested his forehead and said nothing.

What he had thought before seemed a bit ridiculous now. He originally thought that as long as he guarded Yang Jin and prevented him from entering Ruzhou, he would have successfully completed his mission. After fighting for more than a month, Wang Xiaolie still felt a little strange about Zhai Jin.

It took too long. How could I have thought that Zhai Jin would die in battle?

After a long time, Wang Xiaolie asked Cui Qing: "Captain Zhai died in battle, how are his troops?"

Cui Qingdao said: "On the other side of the river, Zhai Xing, brother of Taiwei Zhai, is there. He is gathering his troops and horses, and the situation is still stable. Now in winter, the water of the Yi River is freezing cold, and Yang Jin's army does not dare to cross the river. The two armies are still facing each other across the river."

Wang Xiaolie nodded, steeled himself, and asked about the details of yesterday's battle.

Cui Qing went out to rest, and Wang Xiaolie sat alone in the handsome tent, thinking for a long time. It seems that he took Yang Jin lightly. In fact, not only Yang Jin, but also many people in this era, he didn't care. In short, he didn't care about Yang Jin.

I feel that people who have not left their names in history do not deserve special attention. Now that I think about it, it is not that they have not left their names in history, but that they know too little.

In later generations, Yue Fei's name was too famous. Many celebrities at this time were related to Yue Fei. As an ordinary person, besides Yue Fei and his subordinates, how many other people did he know? These people turned the world upside down, how could they dare to look down upon them?

Instruct the soldiers to call the commander. The next battle situation must be carefully discussed.

At noon, another horse came galloping, claiming to be envoy Zhai Xing.

Let the envoy enter the commander's tent. The envoy first reported the news of Zhai Jin's death, and then took out Zhai Xing's handwritten letter and handed it to Wang Xiaolie.

After reading the handbook, Wang Xiaolie was silent for a while and said to the envoy: "It is not a trivial matter for me to send troops. The envoy will stay for one night first, and we will discuss it with the army. How about I reply to you? The army is advancing, and many things need to be arranged."

The envoy crossed his hands and said: "Zhizhou, the Taiwei ordered me to report back immediately without delay."

Having said this, the envoy paused for a moment and then said: "My family is about to die in the war, and everyone is in grief. They all want to eat Yang Jin's flesh and blood. If the governor can help me, I can only say a word of mercy. If you don't help, it's too bad."

Lieutenant will think of another way."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course I will help. But for me, this is by no means a trivial matter and cannot be done in a hurry."

The envoy said: "If Zhizhou is willing to help, I will go back and report to the Taiwei. We will discuss other miscellaneous matters later!"

Wang Xiaolie had no choice but to nod: "You can reply to Zhai Xing. I will definitely send troops within two or three days."

After hearing this, the envoy crossed his hands and sang a promise, then took his leave and left.

After sending the envoy out of the barracks, Wang Xiaolie looked at his running back and said nothing for a while. You can imagine the atmosphere in the Zhai family's army now. Zhai Jin died in battle, and the situation in western Beijing suddenly became complicated.

Calling his commander, Wang Xiaoxian said: "I just got the news. Yesterday on the bank of the Yi River, Lieutenant Zhai was the first to cross the river. Unfortunately, he was hit by a stray arrow and fell into the river. He was stabbed to death by Yang Jin's men with random guns.

An envoy from Zhai Xing has just been sent, asking us to send troops to assist."

The following explains Li Nongdao: "Zhai Jin is the envoy of the Northwest Route of Beijing appointed by the imperial court. It is justifiable for us to send troops. Zhai Xing is just Zhai Jin's brother, why should we send troops?"

Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "The Zhai family is a big family in Yiyang, so the Zhai family's army has become the largest force around Luoyang. After Zhai Jin dies, only his brothers and relatives can take over the army. I estimate that the court will soon

I will admit this. This is the fact. There is no need to worry about the official positions appointed by the imperial court. If we have conflicts, how can we deal with the Jin people coming from the south."

The following people listened and said yes together.

Wang Xiaolie said: "The problem now is that once Lieutenant Zhai dies, our original arrangement will completely change. Yang Jin's army seems to be much stronger than we thought before, and we must send troops. But when will we send troops?

How much and which way to go should be carefully discussed."

Cao Zhiyan said: "What's the point of thinking about this? Let's send troops to the foot of Minggao Mountain to attack Yang Jin's rear. We will face Zhai Xing on the opposite side of the Yi River and attack Yang Jin from a flank. If he cannot take care of both the front and rear, it should not be difficult to defeat him.

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Wang Xiaolie said: "According to the information I have heard these days, Yang Jin's combatable troops are no less than five thousand. There are still thousands of other miscellaneous soldiers. The number of people accompanying his army is nearly 10,000.

There are 30,000 people. If one fails to calculate, he may lose his life inexplicably like Captain Zhai. Anything can happen on the battlefield, so you must think clearly."

Shao Ling said: "There are only two routes to send troops. One is to go straight out to the foot of Minggao Mountain and coordinate with Zhai Xing. Or to attack Yang Jin's back road and attack Yingyang County. Yang Jin has been under Minggao Mountain for more than a month, how many

Food and grass? If we occupy Yingyang County, we will also cut off Yang Jin’s food route."

Wang Xiaolie said: "This is true, but the difficulty is that we don't have many soldiers. How many people are left to guard Ruzhou? How many people go to Yingyang? How many people go to attack Yang Jin? I'll do the math and attack Yang Jin.

At least 2,000 people. The remaining 1,000 people don’t have enough weapons and equipment, so what’s the use?”

Shao Ling said: "Yang Jin doesn't have many troops in Yingyang. Three hundred men are enough to capture the city!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "What if we can't take it? Even if there are five hundred people in a city, they don't dare to take it."

Shao Ling said: "Zhizhou, the Jin soldiers defeated Yingyang last year. The city is in ruins and has never been repaired. There are not many soldiers left behind by Yang Jin, and most of them are refugees, with little combat effectiveness. If you give me three hundred soldiers, Yingyang City will be destroyed.

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Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "For me, I especially don't like my subordinates to issue military orders. There are too many factors that affect the outcome of a war, so how can I issue a military order? Whether to fight, how to fight, and who to send to fight is the commander's responsibility.

Power is also the responsibility that the coach should bear. It is not appropriate to issue a military order and hand over this responsibility to subordinates. We will discuss this matter slowly."

Niu Gao on one side crossed his hands: "Zhizhou, I have something to say, I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Wang Xiaolie said: "If you have anything to say at this time, feel free to say it. No matter whether it is right or wrong, you must say it at this time."

Niu Gao said: "Yang Jin's fighting strength is not weak, but after Zhai Xing took over the army, it is hard to say how much fighting strength Zhai Jin still has. As long as Zhai Xing is defeated, Yang Jin will occupy Luoyang, and I am afraid he will not let it go.

Pass us. Therefore, we must use all our strength in this battle. Other routes are not good, but we should join forces and attack Yang Shi at the foot of Minggao Mountain with all our strength. Together with Zhai Xing, annihilate him as soon as possible!"

Wang Xiaolie nodded slowly: "I think so too. However, Yang Jin has too many troops and cavalry, so it will be difficult to defeat him at the moment."

Niu Gao said: "Zhizhou, this is the most appropriate time. The longer you delay, the worse the situation will become. Zhai Jin has just died in battle, and the soldiers of Zhai's family must fight to the death for revenge. The so-called mourning soldiers must win, this is the time when their morale is high

During the busiest times, the further you get to the back, the lower your morale will be."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "It makes sense. Okay, let me think about this more carefully. Tomorrow, we must decide how to send troops, we can't wait any longer. If we are weak, Yang Jin may have other thoughts.

You all go back and make preparations early."

Everyone sang the promise together and left the handsome tent.

Wang Xiaolie sat there alone, thinking carefully.
Chapter completed!